muffin-theme-viewer

muffin-theme-viewer [theme_directory]

theme_directory
    The path to the theme directory that you wish to preview. If no directory is specified, it likely defaults to a standard theme location, or prompts for input.

The muffin-theme-viewer command allows users to preview different desktop themes within the Muffin window manager (used in the Cinnamon desktop environment) before applying them system-wide.

This tool loads theme resources (window borders, controls, icons etc.) and displays them in a test environment, enabling you to inspect how a theme will look and behave. It helps avoid applying a theme and then finding out it has unexpected rendering issues or doesn't fit your needs. This is useful for theme developers, testers or users simply wanting to quickly and easily preview Muffin themes before making system-wide changes.

By providing a visual preview, the muffin-theme-viewer helps streamline the theme selection process, making it faster and more efficient.

Functionality depends on the version of Muffin and the Cinnamon desktop environment. Theme previews may not be entirely accurate representations of actual application behavior.

Muffin themes are generally located in /usr/share/themes or ~/.themes. The viewer uses these locations to search for themes.

To preview a theme located in '/home/user/themes/MyTheme', execute: muffin-theme-viewer /home/user/themes/MyTheme

cinnamon(1), gtk-theme-switch(1)